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ITT: literature that is better in German.

>> No.20206871

>>20206839
any Japanese novel

>> No.20206909

>>20206839
Paradise lost

>> No.20206926

>>20206839
Infinite Jest

>> No.20207029

>>20206839
Mein Kampf

>> No.20207041

>>20206839
could you elaborate?

>> No.20207066

>>20206871
Why

>> No.20207332

>>20206839
based A.W. Schlegel enjoyer

>> No.20209427

>>20207041
i am genuinely curious!
please!

>> No.20209463

Goethe, Nietzsche

>> No.20209528

>>20206839
>literature that is better in German
as opposed to?
i'd say the german translations by swetlana geier are far superior to all of the english translations, but they probably aren't better than the russian originals.

>> No.20209575
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20209575

German is ugly af, but ugly in stupidly funny way
Typical noun in Gernan be like
>der Gebushnegerharenlebzichsheizenglückfuren
it means like teapot
>der electrönishzigshlüfarzachlen Gebushnegerharenlebzichsheizenglückfuren
it means like electric kettle or shit.
Amusingly bad alpha version of an actual language.

>> No.20209684

>>20207066
Because German is more fit to carry flowery but also dark metaphors.

>> No.20209696

>>20209575
It's quite masculine. Those long, manly words vs English baby monosyllabic faggotry, not even a contest.

>> No.20209715

>>20209696
How to say "dumb gay German coomer" in this abomination of tongue?
Der untermechen homozecksualishin deuche Spermenflemennachen? I bet it would be something like this.

>> No.20210554

>>20209715
>dummer schwuller koomer
Wow so long!

>> No.20210632

>>20209575
>>20209715
Holy shit, go back to r*ddit, you faggot.

>> No.20211231

>>20209575
>the teapot
>enunciated as: thuh T pot
>die Teekanne
>enunciated as: D T can eh
>the electric kettle
>enunciated as: thuh E lek trick keht ol
>der Wasserkocher
>enunciated as: der vahs sir kok er
>Amusingly bad alpha version of an actual language
>typed in english by likely a monolingual anglophone
>retarded